Faculty:
Dr. Nida Mirza

Dr. Nida Mirza, PsyD

Title(s):

Adjunct Professor

School(s):

Campus(es):

San Francisco, Online

Dr. Nida Mirza graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in psychology from Wellesley College
and earned her MS and PsyD in Clinical Psychology from the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium.
During her graduate training, Dr. Mirza worked in a variety of clinical settings:
VA Palo Alto Health Care System, East Palo Alto Academy, Center for Survivors of Torture,
the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School
of Medicine. Dr. Mirza's research and clinical interests include: evidence-based treatments
such as CBT and DBT, emotion regulation, multiculturalism, feminism, and microaggressions.
Her dissertation research was the first application of dialectical behavior therapy
(DBT) skills training to conversion disorder, examining the role of emotion dysregulation
and somatic symptoms. Dr. Mirza has presented and published on this topic, as well
as on microaggressions and on refugee mental health.